# Impact of lumpy skin disease on local economy | The Arunachal Times

> Lumpy skin disease has spread through cattle in northeastern India, causing emaciation, milk loss and infertility. The article links the outbreak to recent spread into China and Bangladesh.

- Date: 2020-10-11 · published 2020-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50590-impact-of-lumpy-skin-disease-on-local-economy-the-arunachal-times
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced milk output and animal quality in India and neighboring markets can tighten local dairy and hide supply, with minimal effect on global feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-04-04 | [India's milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12311-india-s-milk-imports-soar-as-disease-hits-local-cattle-stock-reuters.md) | +3.1% | +3.1% |
| MILK | 2024-09-16 | [Milk futures on the rise - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28319-milk-futures-on-the-rise-dairy-star.md) | +0.5% | -2.9% |
| MILK | 2022-07-26 | [Foot-and-mouth disease: Impacts would go far beyond huge livestock losses - MPI report's warning - NZ Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40440-foot-and-mouth-disease-impacts-would-go-far-beyond-huge-livestock-losses-mpi.md) | -0.0% | -10.9% |
| MILK | 2024-12-20 | [How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16043-how-america-lost-control-of-the-bird-flu-setting-the-stage-for-another-pandemic.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |
| MILK | 2024-05-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows Is Widespread, Raising Public Health Concerns \| Infectious Diseases \| JAMA \| JAMA Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16090-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows-is-widespread-raising-public-health-concerns.md) | +2.1% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- archive.arunachaltimes.in: https://archive.arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2020/10/12/impact-of-lumpy-skin-disease-on-local-economy/

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